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How I became a published author
Last week I gave three talks about being an author and the questions that kept coming up were primarily focused around how to go from writing something…
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My 2024 writing adventures
Happy new year to everyone!! I’m really starting to look forward to 2024 now - despite the fact that my garden has turned into a muddy swamp (precisely…
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Oranges and Lemons: A horrible short story for Halloween
With Halloween coming up, and a GIGANTIC pumpkin on my kitchen table ready to be carved into something grotesque, I thought it might be a good time to…
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Behind the scenes of a literary festival
A love letter to Margate…
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Something witchy this way comes…
Or: How women fuck with man’s plans.
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Have you got time to read this? No Worries if Not
It’s publication day for my new book, No Worries if Not, so I’ve been talking all things ‘sorry’ and imposter phenomenon and, of course, our overuse of…
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5 needless apologies we must stop making
I’m all about being unapologetic at the moment. Primarily because my new romcom is about how one woman vows to break up with the word sorry (oh look…
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Sneak preview: No Worries if Not!
Our alternative book trailer!
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Why I wrote a book called ‘Parklife’
30 years ago this month, I was a 15 year old heading off to Hull Uni SU to celebrate my birthday with best mate Becky who lived over the road. I was…
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Fancy taking a look at my new book cover? No worries if not…
It’s cover reveal time for No Worries if Not! A rom com on a mission… I wrote about NWIN in my last newsletter so I wont go into great detail other than…
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No Worries If Not!
Sorry not sorry.
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Is it OK to laugh at mental illness?
What we should and shouldn’t laugh at is a seriously hot topic right now. The words ‘cancel culture’ are shouted from every social media platform and…
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